Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 4 April 1907

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 477 VOL. m. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1907. PRICE 5 CENTS
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    WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION IN 1906.
    510 1 JAPANESE NAVAL BUILDING. 1 The 7^;;/<-.s publishes a long article on warship construction m 1006. In the course of it the writer says thc pastyear has been noteworthy for thc production of the Drtadmmght, although the programme of 1906-7 was not as extensive as some would
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    MAILS FOR THE FAR EAST.
    271 1 1 111-; SIBERIAN ROUTE. We have received thc following from the Post Office The Siberian route is now available for thc transmission of ttCTS and post-cards from this country i>, thc Far East, but not for any other classes of correspondence or for parcels. Letters
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    THE THAW TRIAL DURING THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 8
    97 1 Nothing very startling transpired m the n»W trial A cross-examination of Dr. Evans, the lunacy expert, brought out thc witness's opinion that the prisoner's malady was progressive, and reached its culmination m thc murder of White. Dr. Wagner, another of thc
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    TELEGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS.
    698 1 TELEGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS. Sonic three ycais ago a Munich professor, Dr. Korn, announced tliat he had been able to transmit a photograph over an electric wire. Although the results he then obtained were poor, he did succeed m getting an image at one end which was a rather blurred but (|uitc
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    STAGE SEAS.
    222 1 Mr Alncd Lester, the popular Gaiety comedian, tell;* a tunny stage -n story. Mr. Lester, like mod comedians, started hi^ career a^ i player of heroes, villains, heavy lathers," and other familiar figures m melodrama, and one night, at a dirty little theatre m a third-rate Welsh town
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      426 1 Howarth Erskine J ■Ei7§ipcers apd Contractors. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS. Telephone t§. Telegram ERSKINE." 'taik ho co. m zr\ THE qriemt General Storekeepers, Provision Merchants and Commission Agents. r Saturday NeWS-paper 8* t MAIN ROAD, TAIPING I for ne ancl ftl Wholesale importers of European Goods, and Provisions of finest quality 1
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      9 1 Ulc Guarantee the largest Circulation or anp paper Singapore.
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    The Eastern Dailp Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY 4TH APRIL. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
    627 2 The Eastern Dailp Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. THURSDAY 4TH APRIL. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. I be commutation of the sentence ut death passed upon George Ravner for the murder ut Mr William Whitelev appears to have exercised deeply public opinion m England, it one may judge by expressions of feeling given bj
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    UNUSUAL PROMOTION.
    553 2 We cordially congratulate Chief Inspector Charles Dickson upon his promotion to the rank ol Assistant Superintendent of Police, and we arc sure that m s we but echo the opinion of all are acquainted with I He was for many rs Singapore, before he was sent to Pei
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      483 2 1 Ib. tins cents 55. 2 Ib. tins $1.05. EACH riN IS FITTED Wllll AN EXTRA LH> THOMPSON, THOMAS CO. THE AUSTRALIAN STORES. I WRITE FOR GENERAL PRICE LIST. f To-iji§l?t Thursday. Ropal Cinematograph JUBILEE HALL, near raffles l~6R>inD Cl>fltt6€ Of PRo6Rflimn€ lUSI RECEIVED ro-DAY PER GERMAN MAIL. THE LATEST
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      122 2 Olell established mercantile Broker AND Shipping ilqcnl IN meibourne WOULD LIKE TO GET IKTO COMMLXICA I lON WITH LARGE BUYERS Of Flour, Grain $c. Apply to:-R. L. C. c/o Me GULL'S AGENCY ART NEEDLE WORK AM) FLOWER DEPOT 217, Orchard Road. JtJSI Arrivi d Silks, Filloselles and Transfers for Cushions.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      89 2 COMING EVENTS. I c day, 4th W ater I- a m. I pin. S. V C. Fenc nc dan Dr H^ -30 p m Pi 1 Orchestra praci Vie. M*r To-mcrrcw, High W iter. 2-; a.:n \-jq pm. Chamber of Commerce Mtg, Ea g no pun C mmission S, V.
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  • TELEGRAMS.
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      Earthquake in Armenia.
      63 4 SERH >US DAMAGE London, April 3, 10.5 a.m. A severe earthquake is reported to have occurred at Bitlis, a town m 1 ur-ki-h Armenia. Several have been killed and a great deal of property damaged. Almost the entire town is encamped m the open air subject to
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      Prince Fushimi
      28 4 ENTERTAINED BY PRESIDENT FALUERES. London, April 3, 10.5 a.m. Moos: Falliers, President of the French Republic, has given a hincheon I m honor Of Prince Fushimi.
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      Colliers Strike in Port Said.
      28 4 London, April 3. 10.5 a.m. A colliers' -trike is prevalent ai Port Said and several ships have been unable to leave m consequence.
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      The S.S "Suevie" blown up.
      49 4 The S.S Sue vie" blown up. A PORTION T< >WED n 1 PLYMOUTH. London, April 3, 10.5 a.m. The s.s. Sutvic which went ashore at the Li/ards has been successfully blown up by dynamite into two parts. The after par:, 400 feet m length is being towed to Plymouth.
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      Egyptian Administration.
      99 4 LORI) CROmER'S POLICY. London, April 3. id..m a.m. Lord Crotner m an inten ew with the correspondent of the Paris Temp* -aid that the Anglo-French entente made itself specially lelt m 1 to the advantage of a progressive policy His report tor i«;;'> which will not be published
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      Lord Elgin's Circular to Colonial Governors.
      89 4 London, 3rd April, 10.2 c a.m. Lord Elgin, Secretary the, Colonies m a circulai to Colonial Governors makes reference to the tion of ex-Governors taking an active part m Companies operating upon territories which they have administered. He is of opinion that retired Governors
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      Quarrel between President Roosevelt and a Railway Magnate.
      64 4 NSATION IN AMERICA. ilon, Aj 1 m. A sensation has been cau--America owing to a quarrd between President Roosevelt and Mr. Harriman, a Railroad Magnate The latter alleges that Mr. Roosevelt instigated him to contribute towards the Republican funds during the Presidential
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      The Persian Murders.
      54 4 RUSSIA'S DEMANDS FOX REPARATION. I^ondon, April j, 3 p.m. According to a St. Petersburg tele gram received at Teheran, Russia has demanded the punishment of those concerned m the murders at Sabzerar, and a guarantee as to the safety of Russian subjects, also an indemnity to the
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      BATTLESHIP MISLED.
      177 4 A series of mistake- as to lights led to the grounding of the battleship Dominion m the River St. Lawrence, according to evidence at a Chatham court-martial. Capt. Kingsmill, commanding officer, and Lieuts. Noake and Clarkson, navigation officers, were charged with negligence. It wa- stated that at 8.30
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    44 4 Tin Libau PnzeCourthas decided the case of the German merchant vessel I hea, which was sunk by a Russian cruiser during the Rus-o- Japanese war. The Court awarded damages of ,£22,300 to the owner of the Thca, to be paid by the Russian Government
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    KING CHULALONGKORN DEPARTS.
    1225 4 UI N IE X E STIN< SC KN E. I !il GOVI KNOK- DINM-K. On Tuesday evening; as mentioned m our issue of yesterday, His Majesty the King of Siam was the guest at i dinner of His Excellency the Governo-, Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G. Among I
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    A FAMOUS NOVELIST.
    176 4 Ihe name of Archibald Clavering Ciunter, who died recently m America, is probably little known to the younger members of this generation. But twenty years ago Mr. Barnes of New York brought its author sudden fame and money as well. It is said that Mr. Gunter hawked
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    A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
    164 4 The terrible experience of Captain Ruthen of the steamea DunstCT, who passed the Berlin without an idea that hi- own wife wa- 00 1> ard and amongst the doomed, recalls by antiphrasis the opposite experience of Captain Blakefthe Fanny. I: the year 1747 the v was chased
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    ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
    136 4 Mr. William S. Bruce, Directoi S ttish Oceanographical Labora- has received word of the arrival of the Argentine Antarctic ship I'ru-,-'iay at Scotia Bay, South Orkneys, m I c Antarctic region, with Mr. Angus Kankin's party on board. Hundreds iceberg- and heavy pack ice were j and the
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    HARRIMAN'S RAILROADS.
    107 4 The investigation made by the Inter- i State Commerce Commission ii lo the management of Mr. Ilarrimai's railroads confirms the general impression of the way m which the line- were run for the benefit of a group of financier-, without regard to the interest of the shareholders. It
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    GERMANY AND TURKEY.
    112 4 Die ll'ell slw Montag t the organ of the German Imperialist Liberals, publishes what purports to be authentic details of an alleged plan, concocted by England, France, and Italy, to secure I for themselves desirable portions of the Htorran Kmpire as soon as the present j Sultan
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    88 4 THE Paris orrespondent of Tht limes has received from a trustworthy authority information to the effect that Germany has been for some time making exertions to establish a policy of Kipprochiiwht with Denmark with the view of making the Baltic a marc c/au--9mm by the neutralisation of the Danish straits.
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    SUPREME COURT.
    1431 4 THE DE SILVA CASE. Thi Emerald And Diamond RIMGS. Before Chief justice Sir Hyndman Jones yesterday morning Messrs. B. P. de Silva Co. of High Street sued M. C. S. Mohamed for $1280 dollars being 1 value of one diamond and one emerald j ring, or their return.
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    PARIS TO PEKING BY MOTOR.
    160 4 The Aulomobtle ()u-nrr, discu*siug the projected trip of the Marquis de Dion from Paris to Peking by motor, that there are two insuperable difficulties to the motorist m China. Chief of them is the fact that China has no proper roads, but His Excellency the
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    THE CHINA SQUADRON.
    130 4 The statement of the Admiralty m connection with the naval estimates of 1907-9 -hows that "the six cruisers m the China squadron have remained 1. a altered, with the exception of the Monm >u'ii which replaced the Amhnonwiia. The Bedford i- about to replace the Diadem. Two
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    AUSTRALIA AND THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.
    391 4 The Melbourne Age devotee a long and sympathetic leading article to the I ongress programme m general, and to Mr. Dadnbhai Naoroji's Presidential Address m particular. At times, sympathy romes from the most unexpected quarters, but sympathy from Australia is, indeed, such a rare thing
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      292 4 FRENCH ClJMjjfl ENTIRE CHANGE OF PR O r >l WE WILL EXHIBIT Mil: BESI DON'T MISS THIS OCCAs, YOU ARE SURE TO BE SATISFIED WITH First Show 7.30 p.m. Second sk SfCalinee Bvcr v From 6 to 7 p. m CHILDREN FREE. ADULTS^. Admission $1.50, $1.00, 50cts and 25 ct
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    POLICE NEWS.
    1158 5 PI Tl^k Moh H°° L Browne on criminal m I at Pttlau I TJ t I carch I 1 I ore I I earch. X nent I, I I 1' ailed 1 1 -el. the the s ite of 5 SS, e\ il TlO. a L I I
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    Stocks and Shares.
    730 5 qo aPia^ Shares Va life up to Reserv Company Quotations Pre GOLD. 1900 II7VOO $l40 ,ooo a-Soo'SKued »-awah G. M. Co.. Ltd. 1000^00,000 3S o,ooo J 35^0 D-iWn-9P^c^uA <D,lrad) 5^ 1901 $300,000 $293,000 SSS $}o Jlo KadanaG.M.Co.,LtT 2.00 nominal I 040 unissued (l r,n laoo nominal 1902
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    Commercial.
    333 5 Siugapore, 2nd April, 1907. j EXCHANGE. On London. Bank am s -'.4 <), K> Demand 2.4 3/ 16 Private 6 m s t.5 do. 3m > :.4 m/hi On G4 1 mmuy. Bank dd 3.40 Private 3ms 2.4<>j do 6ms 2.48 On France.— Bank d d 2.95 Private 3
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    THE JOYS OF GAOL.
    1594 6 (Bj James Piwhlm 1 he tendency of every virtue is to become a vice. There was a time when pity was a virtue. It used to be the fashion to be pitiless. The earth was a slaughterhouse the day before yesterday. There is not much pity
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    'ROYAL LONDONERS."
    206 6 Although, ot course, it would be absurd to call them Royal Londoners, it is an interesting fact that many a Continental sovereign is fond of spending, far more frequently than might be supposed possible, a short holiday, extending from as little as three days to as lonj; as
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    35 6 A Cau ii i a telegram states that th< second instalment of the Thibetan indemnity, 8 lakhs of rupees (.£55,550) has been paid by China. The thirc and last instalment is due m January next.
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      293 6 NOTICES. NOTICE, WEEKLY SAILINGS. Tin: S. S. Fontianak <Capiain CASEY, sails from this Fort every Monday at 2 pjn. for Quantan, PaHAMG, Good accommodation for passengers, special rates for cargo, Apply to The BORNEO Co., Ltd. Agnits. THE FAMOUS WflYflNO KfISSIJVL To-Night To-Night 'Iliursdap ith April AT THE ALEXANDRA HALL,
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      891 6 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. HAHMJP CAPITAL 5i0.000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling Reserve $10,000,000 2 1 OJO.OO Silver Keserve 91 1,000,000 j Keserve Liability ol Proprietors $10,000,U00 Court of Directors. G. H. MIiDHURST, Esq. Chairman. Hon. Mr.W.J. Gresson-Ueputy-Chaiiman. Balloch, Ksq. D. M. Nissim Esq. K. Goetz, Ksq. A J. Uaymord, Ksq.
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      726 6 "E, D, M7 ADLETS- FOR SALE, WANTED, &C, TO BE LET. WANTED. WANTED. lluntley House, 3 miles from own. Situation as readier m a School Opposite the Thompson Road 1 olicc at Singapore or out of Singapore can Station, recently thoroughly repaired. produce testimonials or good reference-. Apply to- Apply
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